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Offer: KF41 Lynx Prototype

Commanders!

Today we’ve prepared the following items for you:

  • KF41 Lynx Prototype Tier 10 Premium Armored Fighting Vehicle
  • Leopard 2 Revolution Tier 8 Premium Main Battle Tank
  • Leclerc T40 Tier 9 Premium Tank Destroyer
  • Marder 2 Tier 8 Premium Armored Fighting Vehicle
  • AMX 10 RCR Tier 8 Premium Tank Destroyer


Between March 28 and April 4, 2024, the following items will be available:
 
[h2]KF41 Lynx Prototype[/h2]
 

This is a 2018 prototype of the KF41 Lynx, a cutting edge IFV developed by Rheinmetall for export. Featuring advanced modular armor and multiple gun configurations, the vehicle has already been adopted by Hungary with more contracts pending. You can read more about it in our dedicated article.

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In Armored Warfare, the KF41 Lynx Prototype is a Tier 10 Premium Armored Fighting Vehicle. It is a durable and powerful IFV featuring two weapon configurations (30mm and 35mm) as well as a new infantry type that fires large thermobaric warheads from its anti-tank launchers.

The KF41 Lynx Prototype Tier 10 Premium AFV is available in our Web Shop via Loot Crates. Collect 100 blueprint pieces from these crates to obtain the vehicle.

 

 

 
[h2]Leopard 2 Revolution[/h2]
 

The Leopard 2 Revolution is a continuation of the older Evolution upgrade, intended to improve the performance of the older variants of the Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank in order to make it excel even on the battlefields of the 21st century. The improvements include a comprehensive armor upgrade, ROSY soft-kill APS and smoke grenade launchers as well as an entire suite of cutting edge electronics. You can read more about it in our dedicated article.



In Armored Warfare, the Leopard 2 Revolution is a Tier 8 Main Battle Tank. It is not only well-armored, it also features an extremely accurate 120mm gun with advanced ammunition, allowing it to destroy its opponents at very long ranges, rivaling those of Tank Destroyers. The German tanks in general perform best at longer ranges and the Revolution is no exception.

This bundle is available in our Web Shop.


 

 
[h2]Leclerc T40[/h2]
 

Sometimes called the French Terminator, this vehicle was designed on the Leclerc MBT chassis with one purpose in mind – to accompany tanks and fight off infantry attacks the same way as the Russian BMPT series does. You can read more about it in our https://aw.my.games/en/news/general/development-leclerc-t40]dedicated article.



In Armored Warfare, the Leclerc T40 is a Tier 9 Premium Tank Destroyer. It offers you a combination of a durable hull, rapid-fire 40mm automatic cannon and, most importantly, the Javelin missile system. Simply right-click the target, wait until it becomes locket and fire the Javelin ATGM – it will home itself on the target, attacking its weak roof armor. Thanks to this ability, the Leclerc T40 is one of the most destructive vehicles in the game.

This bundle is available in our Web Shop.


 

 
[h2]Marder 2[/h2]
 

The Marder 2 was an experimental German IFV, developed in the late 1980s to replace the aging Marder IFV. It featured more armor, a new turret and a brand-new Rheinmetall dual-caliber autocannon that could fire both 35mm and 50mm rounds. Despite its qualities, the vehicle was never accepted in service due to its high cost and because it was no longer needed because of the fall of the Soviet Union. A single surviving prototype can be found today in the Koblenz military collection. You can read more about it in our dedicated article..



In Armored Warfare, the Marder 2 is a Tier 8 Armored Fighting Vehicle. With its 44 tons, it’s one of the heaviest and toughest AFVs around. Unlike many other AFVs of its Tier, it is not armed with guided missiles, relying instead on its extremely powerful 50mm autocannon. This vehicle can also deploy Mechanized Infantry.

This bundle is available in our Web Shop.


 

 
[h2]AMX-10 RCR[/h2]
 

The AMX 10 RCR is the updated variant of the French AMX 10 RC fire support vehicle by GIAT, originally developed in the early 1980s. This light and nimble wheeled 6x6 AFV was armed with a 105mm gun, allowing it to knock out even armored targets at considerable distances. Over 200 of these aging vehicles were upgraded by Nexter in 2010 with improved armor and electronics, enabling them to fulfill modern battlefield tasks until their eventual replacement by the Jaguar. You can learn more about its history in our dedicated article!



In Armored Warfare, the AMX 10 RCR is a Tier 8 wheeled Premium Tank Destroyer. It’s incredibly agile with its wheeled chassis allowing it to outrun pretty much any enemy on the battlefield save for the fastest AFVs. Its gun accuracy is also top notch, making this vehicle perfect for sniper-style gameplay as its thin armor can’t protect it against enemy shells at close distances. This vehicle also comes with the Hydraulic Suspension active ability.

This bundle is available in our Web Shop.



We hope that you will enjoy this offer and, as usual:

See you on the battlefield!

Server Maintenance

On the 28st of March 2024, starting from 8:00 CET, the server will not be available for 3 hours due to a planned server maintenance.



Please note:
  • We are extending the current Battle Path to April 2
Please note that the maintenance can be extended beyond the abovementioned timeframe. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Europe’s Edge Battle Path: Prize Highlights

Commanders!

The Europe’s Edge Battle Path is right around the corner. As you can already see from the trailer shown below, it is stylized into a modern-day expo showing off some of the best vehicles recently unveiled or deployed in Europe.

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These vehicles are:

You can read more about them in each respective article.







But that’s not all. As we announced previously, the prizes of this Battle Path are split into three groups by topics:
  • Cockerill company (Level 1-20) with various prizes from the countries using Cockerill equipment
  • Great Britain (Level 21-40) with various British-themed prizes
  • German/French collaboration (Levels 41-50) with various French and German prizes

Let’s take a look at some of them.

As befits the topic, you’ll start the Battle Path with the NATO flag.



The Cockerill part of the prizes follows and brings with it such prizes as the classic NATO camouflage (the Dutch variant):



Two camouflage used by the Philippines (a classic one and a digital one):





There will be a Malaysian camouflage as well:



And to top it off, two Turkish ones:





We’ll stay in Turkey for a while longer because the skin belonging to this part of the prizes turns your Harimau Light Tank into a different variant of the vehicle called Kaplan MT, featuring Turkish flag, camouflage and a rather pretty paintjob.



Continuing to the British prizes, we can’t help but start by showing off the Challenger 2 ATDU skin called Honey Badger. With a large camouflage net covering the whole vehicle, your vehicle will resemble the real-life ATDU test-bed Challenger like never before.



But the British section features two skins, the other being a Union Jack paintjob for your Boxer CRV, based on the Boxer demonstrator that appeared in real life during the promotion of the platform in Great Britain. British by birth and all that.



But Levels 21 to 40 are also bringing a number of British camouflages, from classic stripes to the cutting edge digital camouflage unveiled only recently on the Ajax.









And last but definitely not least, there’s the French and German section that features for example several digital German camouflages as seen on various prototypes, including the Lynx and the KF51:









There are two French camouflages as well:





There will naturally be more prizes to be acquired but the items above represent an overview of the main ones. The Battle Path will be launching in the near future but you can secure your Early Access right now for a discounted price via our Web Shop:



We hope that you’ll enjoy the upcoming Battle Path and, as always:

See you on the battlefield!

Scheduled Downtime on MY.GAMES Titles & Services

Commanders!

Due to necessary maintenance work required across all MY.GAMES titles, platforms, and services, a short period of scheduled downtime will occur on March 26, 2024 (23:59 CET / 22:59 GMT / 15:59 PT / 18:59 ET).

It will last for approximately 2–3 hours.



The maintenance will be carried out in several stages, during which time the following may be impacted or unavailable:
  • Game server availability
  • Gameplay
  • Authorization, registration, and login
  • Payments
  • Access to titles on MY.GAMES Launcher, Steam, Epic Games Store, and other platforms that host MY.GAMES titles
  • Newsletters and emails from MY.GAMES

If you still need help or have any issues after maintenance has been completed, please contact MY.GAMES Support.

Thank you for your patience. We’ll get you back in the game in no time!

Historical Skins: Challenger 2 TES “Honey Badger”

Commanders!

Today we’d like to tell you more about one of the main prizes of the Europe’s Edge Battle Path – a skin for the Challenger 2 ATDU Tier 10 MBT called Challenger 2 TES “Honey Badger”.



The story of this skin begins with a very special Challenger 2 (license plate DT 22 AA) known as “Megatron” because, aside from the name, it bears also a symbol belonging to a well-known franchise called Transformers. This individual tank is nothing short of a legend of the British tank forces and received its name because it, simply put, transforms – after its long service, it went to a unit called Armoured Trials and Development Unit (ATDU) stationed in Bovington. This unit is tasked with developing and testing new equipment for the Challenger 2 MBT.



The tank was assigned to ATDU likely in 2008-2009 but has only been shown to the public in 2013. It has gradually been improved ever since. The tested components included:
  • New hydraulic suspension
  • 1500hp MTU MT 883 engine
  • Several different armor packages (including an improved TES version)
  • New APFSDS and advanced HESH (PISH ammunition)

In 2016, the tank was used to test a camouflage kit called Barracuda Mobile Camouflage System (MCS) by Saab. This kit, available for multiple tanks, not only helps hiding the silhouette of the vehicle visually, but also reduces its thermal, radar and ultraviolet footprint – an important advantage to have on today’s battlefield.



And this is what we have with this skin. But why change the name to Honey Badger?

Aside from the obvious (the name and symbol are copyrighted), we thought it would be neat to allude to the vehicle’s pre-ATDU history. You see, this particular Challenger 2 also participated in the battle of Basra in Iraq in 2003 (the battle would come infamous for the first Challenger 2 combat loss during a friendly fire incident).



Several years later, in 2007, rumors started to circulate in Basra amongst the local populace that the British started releasing giant man-eating honey badgers into the area to terrorize the Iraqi citizens as well as planting serpent eggs in the Shatt al Arab river. The outrageous story forced the British military to officially denounce it:

We've been accused of releasing reptile eggs into the Shatt al Arab waterway and then releasing badgers. This flies in the face of what we're trying to do here which is to establish a secure environment.
  • Major Mike Shearer, British military spokesman

The spokesman then proceeded to explain how the word “badger” was a call-sign of one of the soldiers from 2 Royal Tank Regiment, a tradition since the 1930s.



Long story short, we decided to name our own Challenger 2 skin “Honey Badger” in honor of the fictional ferocious, man-eating honey badgers out there, prowling the streets of Basra at night.

We hope you’ll enjoy the skin and, as always:

See you on the battlefield!